Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Spinning Mirror

 

Africa comes in depth—waking mirrors, color on display. By art’s torch, to have life, emotion seeping into texture.

I’ve deep light, fluorescent iridescence, patience pushed afar—looking at living days, muddy flesh, two souls in each person; blurry blues, banished tears, treasure, art, terror; whatever it becomes, it has shown itself, the best of human beings.

            Years invested in spirit. Motion and pride; longing into terrain—by ghost of its fabric, curing, provoking, damaged and rebuilt.

Piano introduction … lumps and waves, potential darkness, as it first appeared.

Cymbals as an exit … thrown into magic, rushing into water, sliding uphill.

            Made into power, prowess leaking forth, miracle minded supreme.

            Nodding in agreement—disillusioned, baffled by the stakes. Oh unfamiliar soul, aimless with accuracy, many depend upon emotion—in a land striving for logic.

Losing parts in the tribulation, spent on skies, roaming humans, picturing excellence—whelmed by thoughts, as attributed to behavior, finding indifference a mechanism against pain. The mirror keeps spinning.  

Strumming a Harp

By language we speak to audibility and coherence. To compose to feel understood, in spite of language applied. A person spends years misunde...